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Topic: capo for lap steel
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Dave Zirbel
Member From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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posted 18 April 2005 10:21 AM
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Is there such a thing? I tune my Fender 6 string steel to a G Dobro tuning. I have a capo for my square neck Dobro but I want to start using the steel at gigs for the loud tunes. We have drummer.Any ideas? Thanks, Dave Z |
Drew Howard
Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A.
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posted 18 April 2005 10:24 AM
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FLUX capo http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/FLUX.htm ------------------
Drew Howard - website - Fessenden D-10 8/8, Fessenden SD-12 5/5 (Ext E9), Magnatone S-8, N400's, BOSS RV-3 |
Dave Zirbel
Member From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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posted 18 April 2005 10:33 AM
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Thanks Drew.
That says it's a Dobro capo. Will it work on a lap steel too? Looks like it could.DZ |
Steinar Gregertsen
Member From: Arendal, Norway
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posted 18 April 2005 11:21 AM
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Yes it will, no problem. The Beard capo also works well for lap steel.Steinar ------------------
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Alan Kirk
Member From: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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posted 18 April 2005 05:49 PM
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Dave,Check out this thread: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/003405.html Also, I have an Elmer Bradley dobro capo (812-432-3205) that works well on my laps. Doesn't scratch the fret board, like a Flux sometimes does. ------------------
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Dan Tyack
Member From: Seattle, WA USA
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posted 18 April 2005 07:56 PM
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The Beard capo is excellent. ------------------
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Dave Zirbel
Member From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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posted 18 April 2005 08:16 PM
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Thanks everyone. Looks like I have plenty to choose from.BTW-I use a Shubb capo for my square neck Dobro. I think it works great. DZ[This message was edited by Dave Zirbel on 18 April 2005 at 08:16 PM.] |
Billy Wilson
Member From: El Cerrito, California, USA
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posted 18 April 2005 10:02 PM
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Dave, I saw a Cajun steel player from Louisiana use steel bar placed under the strings as a capo. The bar was just a tad thicker than the distance from the strings to the fret board. So I went to Home Depot and got a bolt and used that as a capo on the third fret to get my E9 tuning up to G. Worked just fine. BW |
Dan Tyack
Member From: Seattle, WA USA
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posted 18 April 2005 10:03 PM
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I also have a Shubb capo. I use the Beard on everything. It works great. |
Ulf Edlund
Member From: Umeå, Sweden
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posted 19 April 2005 08:11 AM
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Ihave a Beard capo and i like it.Uffe |
Drew Howard
Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A.
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posted 19 April 2005 08:26 AM
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Billy,Great idea for a down'n'dirty capo! Drew ------------------
Drew Howard - website - Fessenden D-10 8/8, Fessenden SD-12 5/5 (Ext E9), Magnatone S-8, N400's, BOSS RV-3 |
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